Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland
Ireland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 63.01 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 63.01 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland peaked at 141.96 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 38.49 kg/ha, in 1961.
Ireland ranks 11th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.41 kg/ha | 38.49 kg/ha | 83.75 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 104.74 kg/ha | 72.57 kg/ha | 133.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 117.25 kg/ha | 100.12 kg/ha | 134.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 125.58 kg/ha | 96.7 kg/ha | 141.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.28 kg/ha | 42.49 kg/ha | 84.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.49 kg/ha | 58.49 kg/ha | 90.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.72 kg/ha | 63.01 kg/ha | 95.19 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 8 Costa Rica 96.89 kg/ha compare
- 9 Oman 78.87 kg/ha compare
- 10 Israel 74.33 kg/ha compare
- 12 China, People's Republic of 61.02 kg/ha compare
- 13 Belarus, Republic of 57.79 kg/ha compare
- 14 China, mainland 57.33 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 414,600 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 414,600 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 12,009 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,451 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 30,918 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 14,319 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 300,217 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Ireland was 63.01 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 141.96 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.49 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).